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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7619 George Meredith 1828-1909 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7619
AUTHOR:George Meredith (1828–1909)
QUOTATION:How many a thing which we cast to the ground,
When others pick it up, becomes a gem! 1 
ATTRIBUTION:The Sage enamored.
 
Note 1.
Once in a golden hour
  I cast to earth a seed.
Up there came a flower,
  The people said, a weed. Tennyson: The Flower. [back]